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(11) EP 3 402 445 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
21.11.2018 Bulletin 2018/47

(21) Application number: 17704110.0

(22) Date of filing: 12.01.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61F 2/82(2013.01)
A61B 17/221(2006.01)
 A61F 2/01(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/013099
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/123694 (20.07.2017 Gazette 2017/29)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 12.01.2016 US 201662277713 P
11.01.2017 US 201715403453

(71) Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Newark, DE 19711 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CULLY, Edward, H.
    Newark DE 19711 (US)
  • VECCHIO, Christopher, J.
    Newark DE 19711 (US)

(74) Representative: HGF Limited 
Delta House
50 West Nile Street Glasgow G1 2NP
50 West Nile Street Glasgow G1 2NP (GB)

   


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